As I was doing my 3D model, I can't help thinking about the news Dear told me this afternoon.
I love to dream about the future.
Occasionally, Dear and I will reminisce about our childhood and we will start on our usual comparisons again.
Dear: When I was young, I love it when my aunties and cousins stayed over at my house. My cousins and I would pitch tents with blankets and have ghoststory-telling session. It was so fun. When we don't have toys, we can only create fun without toys since we were poor.
Me: What!?!? You don't have toys? I thought you told me you had those nintendo games? And what are those legos, toy cars, action figures and Happy Meal toys I found in your room?
*silence*
Me: I am the poor kid ok! I didn't have barbie dolls loh. No money to even eat McDonald Happy Meals. I can only afford to spend 70 cents to buy a tube of plasticine. And 10 cents everyday to buy a piece of eraser which has a country's flag printed on it. (The eraser game was the hip in primary schools then and I remember I won quite a lot.)
Yes, indeed. I was a poor child.
As a child, I could only indulge myself in cheap and simple toys. (or are they even toys in the first place? hmm...)
However, there were other forms of non-material recreation to keep my sister and I occupied and entertained.
We went to the playgrounds to play hide-and-seek and catching with our friends (perhaps as deprived as us too).
We went to canals to catch small fishes. (and trust me, you won't want to go there as it really stinks.)
We played 'interesting' games at home.
And how 'interesting' were they?
We flooded the whole living room with water and slided from one end to the other, on our knees.
We wore socks and pretended we were skiing in the living room where the floor was covered in talcum powder.
We had a low cabinet in the kitchen and when we opened the cabinet, the cabinet door blocked the kitchen entrance. Thus, we played 'masak masak' in that area with real cooking wares and cutleries. The cabinet door served as the entrance of my 'shop' and my sister pretended to be the customer who had to enter via that 'entrance'.
Like many other unfortunate kids, our hair were cut by my mothers - with a bowl. It was our dreams to have LOOOONNNNNGGGGGG hair. But of course, we could not afford a wig. Instead, we used something else. Something that everyone has. A PAIR OF PANTS!!!!! We fitted our satin pyjamas bottoms on our heads and TADA!!!!! WE HAVE SILKY LOOONNNGGG HAIR!!!!! We even braided our 'hair' by twisting the 2 legs and tied with a rubber band.
Since we had loooonnnggg beautiful hair, we needed to wash it right? And where did we wash them? In a salon, of course!! We arranged a row of chairs in the shower room and my sister lied on the the chairs while I washed her hair. The real hair though.
However, we had to end all our fun and clear up the mess before our parents came home, if not we would be asking for more scoldings, mainly for the waste of water and talcum powder.
The Deprived Kids
(A bit of background on the picture: It is the same house that I am living in now. My godmum came to visit and wanted to have a picture of us. Thus, we got dressed-up. If not why were we wearing dress and shoes in the god-damn freaking house?!?!? And why must the outfits always be matching??!?!?! Kinda gross but we liked it. Wahahaha!!! My legs used to be so slim too! My current carrot legs must be because of all those marching during St. John days. As I was attending swimming lessons then, I looked so CHAR TA!!!!! UGLY DEPRIVED KID!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! )Come to think of it, I have not seen my sister for ages. *Sighs*
I missed my childhood days. If only life can remain so simple and happy. Simple is indeed Happiness.
P.S.: I wonder if there are other people who did the same things as we did or are my sister and I the only creative ones. Hee.
P.S.S. : Why ain't my friends updating their blogs!?!?!?! Do they know I view their blogs everyday and leave in disappointment?
P.S.S.S. : I am taking a short break from work now and I have been wanting to blog about this for quite some time. So cut me some slack from my thesis k?
P.S.S.S. : I MISS DEAR DEAR!!!!!!
November 16, 2008
Looking Forward to...When one has been hibernating for more than a month, she kind of loses the motivation to work.
It is simply eat...work...sleep....and sometimes watch TV.
EVERYDAY.
How to have motivation to work!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
It is things or events that she can look forward to which gives her the motivation to work at times.
Very long term (Just very long lah) :
* Bangkok shopping trip (but it is in September 2009......zzzzzz)
Long term (Few months from now) :
* Graduation (But of cos! If not why is she working her ass off now?!?)
* Graduation trip (Though not finalised yet...)
Short term (After 10 days from now) :
* Pink Fridays
* Shopping with buddy
* Go on a date with Dear
* 3rd year Anniversary
* A good night sleep without worries and stress
Very Short Term (Daily basis) :
* Dear coming back from Hat Yai on 22nd November
* Sleep
* A sumptuous McDonald breakfast!!!!! 
McDonald Bundled Breakfast meal...$15 only!!! VERY YOU HUA!!!!
SHAGGED. And pinkies...no more pink hairband k...check out my new GOLDEN~ hairband...though not very obvious...Upgrade liao...hee...10 DAYS MORE!!!!!!!
WORK!!! WORRKKK!!!! WORRRKKKKKK!!!!!
RROOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 14, 2008
Vow of Love
A couple we know is getting a divorce soon.
*Sighs*
I managed to google the typical contents of the marriage vow in Singapore.
"...Will you love him/her, comfort him/her, honour and keep him/her in sickness and in health and forsaking all others, be faithful to him/her, so long as you both shall live?..."
How touching. Seeing this almost brought me to tears.
Two simple words - "I do" actually hold such great significance in a relationship. It means the couple will be spending the rest of their lives together. It means a major commitment and responsibility in their lives. It means love till they die.
Whenever I attend someone's wedding, I always feel so deeply touched at the moment when they said "I do." The union of two hearts. The union of two lives. How blissful that is.
But how many couples actually honour this promise?
"I hate your family. I want a divorce."
"I married you because of the child. I do not love you at all. I want a divorce."
"I am not happy with our sex life. I want a divorce."
"I do not deserve your love. I want a divorce."
"I have someone else I love. I want a divorce."
Do they even understand the significance of the vow? Or they just felt that it was merely a legal procedure they had to follow in order to get married?
If they cannot honour their promise, why get married?
If they do not love each other, why get married?
If the love they share is so fragile, why get married?
Perhaps it is because of a unborn child, a HDB flat or they simply thought it is time to do so after so many years of courtship.
However, if they really married out of love, where has the love gone to then? Shouldn't love grow fonder over time? Shouldn't love overcome all obstacles?
Perhaps I have placed marriage on the pedestal. Perhaps marriage is not that sacred after all. Perhaps it is simply a paper that can be annulled anytime.
I am losing faith.
Will I be betrayed by an empty promiser in the end?
Or will I be the betrayor instead?
November 13, 2008
Chilli Padi Nonya BuffetRecently, Channel 8 "永遠吃不肥" advertised this particular restaurant on its $7.90 Hi-Tea buffet. For such a price, I thought this place was quite worth trying. Thus, that particular week, we decided to head down to this cafe which is just opposite Bugis Junction. But to our astonishment, the queue was totally ridiculous and we called off the idea and had Parklane Wanton Mee instead.
Since I had to buy my model materials at Bras Basah today, I thought I should break out of my hibernation for awhile and try out some nonya food since we were in the vicnity. However, I was smarter this time. I made a reservation. =p Thank god I did as the restaurant was fully booked for the rest of the week. Damn kua zhang. But I wish I did not manage to make the booking now.
We could not make it in time for the hi-tea, thus we had dinner instead. $14.90 nett. However, the food served for lunch, hi-tea and dinner are the same! For the same food, price is different at different timings! They can at least serve a few more dishes at dinner and lunch right? The variety of dishes was so limited. I can just list them out now: Penang laksa, Lontong, Gado-gado, Fishball soup, Chwee Kueh, mixed vegetables, a couple of meat dishes,some nonya kuehs, two dessert soups and watermelon. Coffee and tea were free-flow. $15 for just all these? Crap.
The food wasn't as fantastic too. The only dish worth mentioning was their Penang laksa. The kueh pai tee, mee siam and sago dessert mentioned in the show were not served too, though I did saw the kueh pai tee biscuits in some containers tucked at a corner of the restaurant. You must be thinking, since the variety was so limited, you must have had a few rounds of the same stuffs. The answer is "NO!". For big eaters like us, we only tried each dish once, except for the laksa where Dear had two servings. Yet, we were full. Strange. Maybe because they were mainly carbohyrates. Or simply because the food was not to our likings.
However, the service was quite good. They were prompt in refilling our water and clearing our dishes. So efficient that an auntie cleared my dish when I have not even finished my food.
All in all, the buffet was shitty and absolutely not worth it. For $30, I think we could have eaten better food elsewhere. Maybe it is more worth it for the $7.90 Hi-Tea.
So folks out there who have made reservations or have intentions to go, you know what to do now. Don't go waste your money!!!! 
The famous Chwee Kueh which has meat fillings but in my opinions...so so nia...
Gado-Gado....gets abit sick after eating a few bites....maybe due to the satay sauce...
Penang Laksa, the only dish we felt was up to standard.
The Angry Customer
Thumbsdown for the buffet! BOOOO!!!! (Check out my eye-rings and bling-bling hairband. =P)
Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe 2*/5*
November 7, 2008
Kill Papa for Anya
"AHHHHH!!!! Why did you stab me, Anya!!!!"Actually, Papa Smurf is quite cute. I couldn't even google any images of him frowning. I had to edit the expression and body posture myself.
According to Wiki, "Papa Smurf is gentle, wise, and knowledgeable, paternal figure of which the Smurfs usually go to when they require counsel and he is always concerned about the Smurf's wellbeing and harmony. He is very altruistic and always ready to help somebody, whether he is a Smurf or human."
Such a nice personality!
Yet, I did such a horrible act on him!!!!!!
But this is for Anya ah.
I have no grudges against Papa Smurf or anybody else.
=P
November 2, 2008
Fear to Dream
My graduation....
My career....
My dream wedding....
My dream home....
Having kids and family....
However, I can't help but have fears.
The thoughts I have often turn out to be negative in reality.
What you desire, may not be what you get. I may hope to have it and strive for it, however, some things do not just depend on my own abilities. I may have put in alot of effort for my design but my tutor may not think so. I hope to get my desired job but the economy has to crash when I am going to graduate. I wish that my dream wedding and home will turn out to be the way I imagined but my spouse may think otherwise. I hope to have kids but my body may not be capable of doing so.
I guess my pessisism is acting again. It helps to think negatively as the resultant hurt will be lesser when the expectation is reduced or even absent.
So....
Will I graduate with Masters?
Will I get the job I desire?
Will I get married?
Will I have my home sweet home?
Will I be able to bear kids?
I do hope I will.
Or will I not?
*Sighs*
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